Improvement in clip-plates for carriage-springs



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NORMAN C. DEAN, OF UNION SPRINGS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HISRIGHT TO SILAS S. BLISS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLIP-PLATES FOR CARRIAGE-SPRINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,859. dated January14, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NORMAN O. DEAN, of Union Springs, in the county ofCayuga and State of New York, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in Spring-Plates; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the con struction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing makinga part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of a front view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a top view of my invention. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview of my invention.

This invention-has relation to fastenin gs for elliptic carriage orwagon springs; and it consists in the hereinafter-described novelconstruction of a metallic plate-casting, which is transverselychanneled or flanged and provided with a central vertical opening, andwhich is secured. to the under side of the axle to receive thespring-clips and prevent them from being affected by lateral strain.

111 the drawing, A designates such a casting, having a hole, a, throughthe center to receive the bolt a, which secures it to the axle b bdesignate transverse channels formed and bounded by the flanges o a. Theplate A is arranged lengthwise of the axle, and is secured to it by avertical bolt, a, passing through the central hole a, and receives theclips which secure the spring to the axle, strengthening the same andpreventing lateral displacement. The clips pass through the channels I)under the axle, and, being embraced by the flanges c, are prevented fromhaving any lateral movement Whatever.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The metallic plate A, constructed as herein described, having thecentral vertical hole a, parallel transverse flanges 0, and re-enforcedchannels 1) adapted to receive the spring-clips, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

NORMAN O. DEAN. Witnesses:

DAVID Evnnrr'r, O. E. SHANK.

